So another weekend started off with me visiting the rather exotic seaside location of Cleethorpes, but more importantly it was for my first visit to Pleasure Island. The park is situated just a few minutes south of the town.
I’ll admit I wasn’t expecting much from the park and guessed it may have been a rather short visit but to my surprise the park was pretty good. I didn’t really know what the park had to offer apart from what the guide had but there was plenty to see and do. The park also stayed very quiet during the day probably due to the menacing looking sky and luckily this meant no queues on most of the attractions.
Luckily I got in on one of the 3 for 2 vouchers which worked at about £12 which was pretty good and if you catch the park on one of the days the shows are running that works out at great value for money. Unfortunately I had missed out on the Basil Brush show, as I’m a big fan but the show will back in the summer along with some new High School Musical type show.
The next day I also took a quick trip up to Bridlington for the 2 small parks which occupy the seafront area in the town. I had been looking forward to the lethal Crazy Mouse coaster but on arrival I found out it had been removed so it was left to the Grand Canyon/Mine Train coaster and £3 power boat to amuse me for a little while before snapping some photos and then heading off.
Welcome to Cleethorpes.
The park and entrance and ticket booths at Pleasure Island.
I wasn't expecting much, but the theming around the restaurants/shop areas of the park was pretty nice. It reminded me of the good old days at Pleasureland with Moroccan style buildings.
Whoops, I just missed out on Basil Brush by a week and I didn't even check to see if the High School Musicial show was on instead. I couldn't be bothered sitting through that.
This was the closest I came to him but the machine was broken.
The park was easy enough to navigate with most of the attractions surrounding the lake all the way around.
If you couldn't be bothered walking there was a mini train to bring you around the far side area of the park.
The first stop of the day was the Boomerang. I stayed on a couple of times as the park was pretty quiet but I had enough after that.
Roughness was about the same as the other models I've been on but I was more afraid of smaking my mouth of the back of the front seats.
The park was spotless and looked well kept with all the trees, greenery, etc.
The Astra slides.
Just across the lake was Hydromax the booster ride. The cycle on this was crazy like most of the other flats at Pleasure Island.
Next up was the Mini Mine Train. Thank god there are some coasters in the park because the flat rides really can wear you out quickly.
Nice bit of theming and the coaster was pretty good.
Depending on how big the queues got you either got an extra circuits or two or you could just stay on.
I really enjoyed Hyperblaster. It doesn't look much because of its small height but it gives a huge lift at the top.
This was the Century 2000, a quirky kind of ride which reminded me of an old style bouncy bouncy. Good fun and I really enjoyed it.
Just across from Century 2000 was Alkazam the parks Huss Flyaway. I thought that looks great and it got good ratings so I decided to give it a go.
Bloody hell, the worst decision I've ever made. It started off okay but once it reaches its full height the whole combination of been shaken about by the high winds, been trapped inside those horrible restraints and then starting to feel sick from the spinning motion took its toll on me once I exited the ride.
Probably not the best thing to go on if you are anyway claustrphobic.
Seeming as I was still shaken up I went searching for some food and to sit down and take a break. You certainly wont go hungry in the park as there seemed to be a lot of food outlets for such a small park. And there was always one closeby.
I tried this small foot outlet beside the indoor merry go round. The food was okay and it was resonably priced for a park.
This was the loading station for the cycle monorail which travels around the Moroccan themed area.
The other monorail was the electric one which travelled around at the far side of the park.
After lunch and bit of relaxing at the lake I stopped off at the fantastic looking Frisbee ride Pendulus.
Another intense cycle but at least I could manage to get off without feeling too rough.
I loved the attention to detail all over the ride and I was very impressed by it.
A quick trip over for another go on Boomerang and to try and get some photos.
The Terror Rack which I gave a miss. And so did most other people, I only saw this running a few times throughout the day.
Fun on the lake pedal boats.
Another flat ride which I gave a miss was Obliterator. The name certainly put me off. So I decided to get some photos for the guide as it was missing.
There must have been only a few brave people in the park that day, as I only saw a handful of people riding it while I was taking photos.
Nice colour scheme but they could have done something a bit better with the 'Obliterator' wording down the supports.
Hmm, comfy seating.
A few of the other attractions around the park. The Falls of Fear water slide.
The Paratower with Boomerang in the background.
Some of the kiddie rides. The Go-Gator.
The waltzer style kiddie ride.
The next day I hit Bridlington hoping to find the Crazy Mouse but had to make do with the other various attractions along the seafront.
The 2 parks are situated side by side and operate on a token system. The first park along the promenade is Carousel Park.
Not too much here to get excited about. The inflatable ride replaced the Crazy Mouse and apart from the Miami Fever most of the other rides were for younger children.
And further on down the promenade was the Bayside Fun Park.
There was a better selection of rides in the Bayside Fun Park end of the promenade with the Grand Canyon mini coaster, the Jungle River water ride and the bumper cars.
The standard Jungle River ride which every small park seem to have bought over the past few years.
The Grand Canyon mini coaster.
There were plenty of amusements, souvenir shops, cafes and ice cream places on the opposite side of the seafront. I had some lovely ice cream from one place and the chips were pretty nice too.
I just had to watch out for these guys as they were on the hunt for any bits of food and they were nearly attacking people who had any chips. It was very funny to watch them. Also I couldn’t believe the size of them, they were huge.
Screw the 2 amusements parks, if you want air time in Bridlington go out in one of the power boats and make sure it’s on a windy day so the sea is rough. £3 for about 10 mins out around the bay was well worth it for the ride.
Looking back towards the Carousel Park.
I’ll admit I wasn’t expecting much from the park and guessed it may have been a rather short visit but to my surprise the park was pretty good. I didn’t really know what the park had to offer apart from what the guide had but there was plenty to see and do. The park also stayed very quiet during the day probably due to the menacing looking sky and luckily this meant no queues on most of the attractions.
Luckily I got in on one of the 3 for 2 vouchers which worked at about £12 which was pretty good and if you catch the park on one of the days the shows are running that works out at great value for money. Unfortunately I had missed out on the Basil Brush show, as I’m a big fan but the show will back in the summer along with some new High School Musical type show.
The next day I also took a quick trip up to Bridlington for the 2 small parks which occupy the seafront area in the town. I had been looking forward to the lethal Crazy Mouse coaster but on arrival I found out it had been removed so it was left to the Grand Canyon/Mine Train coaster and £3 power boat to amuse me for a little while before snapping some photos and then heading off.
Welcome to Cleethorpes.
The park and entrance and ticket booths at Pleasure Island.
I wasn't expecting much, but the theming around the restaurants/shop areas of the park was pretty nice. It reminded me of the good old days at Pleasureland with Moroccan style buildings.
Whoops, I just missed out on Basil Brush by a week and I didn't even check to see if the High School Musicial show was on instead. I couldn't be bothered sitting through that.
This was the closest I came to him but the machine was broken.
The park was easy enough to navigate with most of the attractions surrounding the lake all the way around.
If you couldn't be bothered walking there was a mini train to bring you around the far side area of the park.
The first stop of the day was the Boomerang. I stayed on a couple of times as the park was pretty quiet but I had enough after that.
Roughness was about the same as the other models I've been on but I was more afraid of smaking my mouth of the back of the front seats.
The park was spotless and looked well kept with all the trees, greenery, etc.
The Astra slides.
Just across the lake was Hydromax the booster ride. The cycle on this was crazy like most of the other flats at Pleasure Island.
Next up was the Mini Mine Train. Thank god there are some coasters in the park because the flat rides really can wear you out quickly.
Nice bit of theming and the coaster was pretty good.
Depending on how big the queues got you either got an extra circuits or two or you could just stay on.
I really enjoyed Hyperblaster. It doesn't look much because of its small height but it gives a huge lift at the top.
This was the Century 2000, a quirky kind of ride which reminded me of an old style bouncy bouncy. Good fun and I really enjoyed it.
Just across from Century 2000 was Alkazam the parks Huss Flyaway. I thought that looks great and it got good ratings so I decided to give it a go.
Bloody hell, the worst decision I've ever made. It started off okay but once it reaches its full height the whole combination of been shaken about by the high winds, been trapped inside those horrible restraints and then starting to feel sick from the spinning motion took its toll on me once I exited the ride.
Probably not the best thing to go on if you are anyway claustrphobic.
Seeming as I was still shaken up I went searching for some food and to sit down and take a break. You certainly wont go hungry in the park as there seemed to be a lot of food outlets for such a small park. And there was always one closeby.
I tried this small foot outlet beside the indoor merry go round. The food was okay and it was resonably priced for a park.
This was the loading station for the cycle monorail which travels around the Moroccan themed area.
The other monorail was the electric one which travelled around at the far side of the park.
After lunch and bit of relaxing at the lake I stopped off at the fantastic looking Frisbee ride Pendulus.
Another intense cycle but at least I could manage to get off without feeling too rough.
I loved the attention to detail all over the ride and I was very impressed by it.
A quick trip over for another go on Boomerang and to try and get some photos.
The Terror Rack which I gave a miss. And so did most other people, I only saw this running a few times throughout the day.
Fun on the lake pedal boats.
Another flat ride which I gave a miss was Obliterator. The name certainly put me off. So I decided to get some photos for the guide as it was missing.
There must have been only a few brave people in the park that day, as I only saw a handful of people riding it while I was taking photos.
Nice colour scheme but they could have done something a bit better with the 'Obliterator' wording down the supports.
Hmm, comfy seating.
A few of the other attractions around the park. The Falls of Fear water slide.
The Paratower with Boomerang in the background.
Some of the kiddie rides. The Go-Gator.
The waltzer style kiddie ride.
The next day I hit Bridlington hoping to find the Crazy Mouse but had to make do with the other various attractions along the seafront.
The 2 parks are situated side by side and operate on a token system. The first park along the promenade is Carousel Park.
Not too much here to get excited about. The inflatable ride replaced the Crazy Mouse and apart from the Miami Fever most of the other rides were for younger children.
And further on down the promenade was the Bayside Fun Park.
There was a better selection of rides in the Bayside Fun Park end of the promenade with the Grand Canyon mini coaster, the Jungle River water ride and the bumper cars.
The standard Jungle River ride which every small park seem to have bought over the past few years.
The Grand Canyon mini coaster.
There were plenty of amusements, souvenir shops, cafes and ice cream places on the opposite side of the seafront. I had some lovely ice cream from one place and the chips were pretty nice too.
I just had to watch out for these guys as they were on the hunt for any bits of food and they were nearly attacking people who had any chips. It was very funny to watch them. Also I couldn’t believe the size of them, they were huge.
Screw the 2 amusements parks, if you want air time in Bridlington go out in one of the power boats and make sure it’s on a windy day so the sea is rough. £3 for about 10 mins out around the bay was well worth it for the ride.
Looking back towards the Carousel Park.
